Combination-garment.



B. J. QUIGLBY. COMBINATION GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

i iNVENTUR: C2 Y a 1 Q a TTORNEY EDWARD J. QUIGLEY, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION-GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed July 20, 1914. Serial No. 851,843.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. QUIGLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination- Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combination garments or union suits, more particularly to dress or neglige shirts with drawers attached and combination under-garments, and the objects of the invention are to provide a combination garment that is easy to put on and take off and also affords the wearer a certain amount of freedom of movement without inconvenience,

To the accomplishment of the above objects and to such others as may hereinafter appear the invention comprises a comblnation garment having shirt and drawers attached, the front of the drawers be1ng open on diverging lines from the crotch to the vicinity of the waist line, sald opening 1n the drawers being closed by the lower front portions of the shirt.

In the drawings: Figure l is a front view of a garment made in accordance with the invention, shown in closed pos tion. F 1g. 2 is a front view of a garment similar to that shown in Fig. 1 having buttons situated at the crotch which are shown buttonedwhereas the rest of the garment is shown 1n open position. Fig. 3 is a front view of the garment shown in Fig. 1, fully open.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of an undergarment, or union sult, to which is secured the drawers 2; 1n the present instance shown as of knee length, although the same may be made longer 1f so desired. While the body of the garment is shown as an undergarment, the invention is equally applicable to a dress or neglige shirt with drawers attached.

In accordance with this lnventlon, the front of the drawers is provided wlth an opening having diverging sides which extend from the crotch to the vicinlty of the waist line of the garment. In the present instance the front of the drawers is cut from the crotch 3 along the diverging lines 4 to the waist line seam 5, as clearly shown in Fi 1.

The front opening in the drawers is closed by the lower front portions 6 of the shirt or body of the garment, which 1s open from the neck downward and closed by means of buttons or similar fastening means 7 The lower front portions 6 of the shirt or body are preferably made of sufiicient length to extend below the crotch of the drawers to permit of the same being loosely tucked in when in use as shown in Fig. 1.

If desired additional buttons 8 can be pro,- vlded on the lower portions of the shirt to secure the same to the drawers at the crotch, as shown in Fig. 2, although these additional buttons are not ordinarily necessary. From the above description it will be seen that a garment made as described when unbuttoned will afford a larger opening from the neck to the crotch than an'ordinary garment the drawers of which are not open in front on diverging lines.

An ordinary union garment usually opens from the neck to the crotch and when unbuttoned its full opening is the same as that shown in Fig. 2, which shows the additional buttons 8 still fastened.

When the additional buttons 8 are unbuttoned or not used as before described the garment opens up as shown in Fig. 3 affording a much larger opening to get in and out of the garment.

When the body of the garment is made either as a dress or neglige shirt, or as an undershirt, the present construction, as shown in Fig. 1, permits the wearer to bend back and forth without inconveniently drawing the crotch of the drawers upward to an uncomfortable position as the bottom of the front'portion of the shirt not being fastened will give to permit of a certain amount of freedom'that is very desirable for the comfort of the wearer.

The garment shown in Fig. l adapts itself to fit equally well different people having different waist line measurements. People of equal height have nearly the same measurement from the back of the neck to the crotch, but the measurement from the front of the neck to crotch varies greatly in different people. The present garment made as above described, will fit a thin person as well as a fat person, and when in use either as underwear or as outer shirt and drawers combined fits perfectly and gives a minimum amount of trouble and inconvenience to the wearer. It is also to be noted that no buttons or similar fastening means are required for closing the garment from the waist line to the crotch, as this construe tion permits of the lower portions of the front of the shirt being overlapped and tucked into the drawers to close the front of the garment.

When the garment is made as outer shirt and drawers there are no buttons or seams to show above the waist line of the trousers which is a decided advantage both in comfort and appearance.

No back opening is shown in the present drawings as any approved form of back can be used with the present construction.

While the invention has been described with particular reference to the details of construction the same is not to be considered as limited thereto, as many changes can be made and still fall within the scope of the invention set forth in the following claims.

What ll claim is:

1. A combination garment comprising a one piece suit, consisting of shirt and drawers combined, the front of said drawers being cut on diverging lines extending from the crotch to the vicinity of the waistline.

2. A combination garment comprising a one-piece suit, consisting of shirt and drawers combined, the front of said drawers being cut on diverging lines extending from Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the the crotch to the vicinity of the waistline, the front of said shirt being arranged to close the opening in the drawers formed by the diverging lines.

3. A combination garment comprising a onepiece suit, consisting of shirt and drawerscombined, the front of the drawers having a diverging opening extending from the crotch to the vicinity of the waistline and lower front portions secured to the front of said shirt for closing the diverging opening in said drawers.

4. A. combination garment comprising a one-piece suit, consisting of shirt and draw ers combined, the front of said shirt being open from the neck downward to the vicinity of the crotch, the lower front portions of said shirt being arranged to close a diverging opening in the front of said drawers extending from the crotch to the vicinity of the waistline.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. EDWARD J. QUIGLEY. Witnesses:

Lno' J. MATTY, PAUL H. FRANKE.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

